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1 <br /> 1 DRAFT <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 MINUTES <br /> 5 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 6 HILLSBOROUGH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 7 JOINT MEETING <br /> 8 February 23, 2012 <br /> 9 7:00 p.m. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Joint Meeting with the Town of <br /> 12 Hillsborough Commissioners on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Link <br /> 13 Government Services Center, in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Commissioners <br /> 16 Valerie P. Foushee, Pam Hemminger, Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee, and Steve Yuhasz <br /> 17 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Alice Gordon <br /> 18 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 19 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers <br /> 20 Gwen Harvey and Michael Talbert, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker(All other staff <br /> 21 members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 22 HILLSBOROUGH COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Mayor Tom Stevens and Commissioners <br /> 23 Brian Lowen, Frances Dancy, Evelyn Lloyd, and Eric Hallman <br /> 24 HILLSBOROUGH COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Michael Gering <br /> 25 HILLSBOROUGH STAFF PRESENT: Town Manager Eric Peterson <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Welcome and Opening Remarks (Chair Pelissier and Mayor Stevens) <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Chair Pelissier said that Commissioner Foushee would be late and Commissioner <br /> 30 Gordon was not feeling well and would be unable to attend. <br /> 31 Mayor Stevens said that Michael Gering had a conflict and would be unable to attend. <br /> 32 Mayor Stevens suggested two additions to the agenda: the Mobility Fund, and, as part <br /> 33 of the economic development topic, he would like to do a quick overview or refresher of the <br /> 34 2007 Strategic Plan. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 1. Transit/Transportation <br /> 37 a) Orange County Transit Plan and Potential One-Half(1/2) Cent Sales Tax <br /> 38 Referendum <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Session Law 2009-527 (also known as House Bill 148) adopted in 2009 permits <br /> 41 `Triangle' counties (Wake, Durham and Orange) to consider a public referendum to implement <br /> 42 a one-half (Y2) cent sales tax to pay for development and implementation of the Triangle <br /> 43 Regional Transit Plan. Triangle Transit is the regional transit authority that will implement the <br /> 44 financial plans of the counties. A Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), identifying corridor and <br /> 45 technology, has been approved by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The <br /> 46 regional plan includes different elements; and in Orange County the draft includes bus services, <br /> 47 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and Light Rail Transit (LRT). In Durham and Wake counties, <br /> 48 commuter rail is included. The draft Orange County Transit Plan for bus and rail specifies <br /> 49 revenues, costs, borrowing, financial assumptions (inflation, sales tax growth) and timing of <br /> 50 new/expanded bus and rail services to 2035. The Plan may also include other capital facilities <br />